You may be wondering… how do you die from the flu?
If you’re curious what would have to happen that would cause you to die from the flu, the truth is it’s kind of scary how many ways a flu can directly (or indirectly) kill you.
The researchers at Live Science explain how you can die from the flu and, really, it’s pretty gruesome:
- The flu can inflame your lungs, making it impossible for enough oxygen to get into your bloodstream, causing death.
- The flu can cause multiple organ failure, shutting your body down and causing the vital functions that keep you alive to cease.
- If the flu inflames your heart, your brain, or other parts of your body, then you could die. The flu can also cause dangerous, body-wide inflammation known as sepsis.
- In people with weakened immune systems, the flu can cause other problems, such as pneumonia — secondary infections can kill you in as little as a week after getting the flu.